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Panamint Valley Feb 27-Mar 1, 2017
Telescope Peak   (Almost 10,000 feet above the valley floor)
Found out that Water Canyon was no longer accessible (Now apart of the Argus Range Wilderness)
	Slow on the camera after being low passed (Wish I had my Gopro mounted and running.)
I wanted to get out for a few days before going down to Spring Training games in the Phoenix area. I had been planning on possibly hiking to the top of the Panamint Valley dunes. I had been out to them before but hadn't reached the apex. There were three vehicles parked at the Dunes trailhead area until Tuesday morning but by then I had to replace a flat tire and wanted to work my way towards home. I had also planned on hiking the ridge above Town Pass to see if I could spy the remains of the Death Valley albatross on the edge of Dolomite Canyon. I was considering trying a grueling task of reaching it. I ended up exploring the Big Four Mine which was perched high off the canyon floor. I need to go back and get into some of the tunnels I couldn't reach because of having my dog with me.
Big Four Mine
Hard steep climb.  I couldn't get to the main tunnels because I was worried about Mya
We did check out one tunnel but didn't go all the way back
A rocky camp near the Big Four Mine and a flat tire getting out from it
The Cottonwood Mountains (A very convoluted  and colorful strata of old sedimentary seabed)
Lake Hill  with snow covered Argus Range
The Panamint Valley Sand Dunes (Takes several hours too hike out to them)	Final camp was my usual Surprise Canyon cut off  (Curtailed planned activities because of the flat tire)
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